Ram's Eye View

Student Academic Concerns

Ram's Eye View

Student Academic Concerns

Notification of Classroom Accommodations

The University expects students to learn and to follow academic policies and procedures
as stated in the Undergraduate/Graduate Catalogs, the Ram's Eye View Student Handbook, and department or academic program handbooks. If a question or problem should arise
concerning a course, a grade, a course of study, an academic requirement, or any other
academic issue, the student should first consult the appropriate University or program
document. If the student then believes it is necessary to seek a personal resolution
of a problem from a University official, he or she should follow these guidelines:

STEP 1: The student discusses the problem with the relevant professor or with his or her
academic adviser.

STEP 2: If there is no resolution at Step 1, the student discusses the problem with the appropriate
department chairperson.

STEP 3: If there is no resolution at Step 2, the student discusses the problem with the appropriate
college dean. The dean has final authority on college academic policies and procedures.

STEP 4: If the academic problem involves a University-wide policy or procedure, and if there
is no resolution at Step 3, the undergraduate student may bring the problem to the
registrar. The graduate student may bring the problem to the dean of graduate studies.
The provost has final authority on University academic policies and procedures.

The University considers students to be adults who take responsibility for solving
their own problems. Furthermore, the privacy act prevents University officials from
discussing a student's academic record/performance with anyone except the student
unless he or she provides written permission to be kept on file in the Office of the
Registrar or unless the student brings another person to a meeting with a University
official.